Bernard Foley re-signs with Wallabies, Waratahs for 2019

Australia's surge to the 2015 World Cup final after turbulence the previous year has convinced re-signed Wallabies five-eighth Bernard Foley the team can do something similar and potentially go one better in next year's tournament.

Foley on Wednesday announced a one-year contact extension after rebuffing overseas offers, but said a long-term deal was "not out of the picture."

The All Blacks cemented their place at the top of the Rugby Championship with emphatic displays. However, South Africa -- and even Argentina -- showed that the world is catching up, while the Wallabies floundered. Read on for our tournament review.

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A stunning come-from-behind win against Argentina earlier this month kept Australia off the bottom of the Rugby Championship ladder, but they finished with a mediocre 2-4 record and are 3-6 for the year.

Australia also went through a rocky patch at the corresponding stage of their last World Cup cycle